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26 Deployment and Managing Configurations with Dell OpenManage Essentials | Revision A00
execution history entry and select ‘Details’. The details will inform you if any problems occurred (such as
incorrect credentials, etc.).
If the task is successful, a template is created and displayed in the ‘Server Templates’ tree.
If the task is not successful, view the details of the task by double clicking the execution history. The task
can be run again by right clicking the task execution history or the task and clicking ‘Run’. Rerunning the
task requires entering the iDRAC credentials.
8.3.2 Create a template from a reference chassis
Follow the steps in the Create a template from a reference server section. After step 4, select ‘Chassis’ in
the device type section. The execution credentials in step 6 must have administrator privileges on the
CMC.
8.4 How to create a template from an XML or INI configuration file
The section below describes how to create a template from an XML or INI configuration file. Configuration
XML is used for server templates. The INI format is used for chassis templates. A configuration file can be
obtained by exporting a template to file in OME. Configuration template files are also available from the
Dell TechCenter.
8.4.1 File requirements
Files used for a template must meet the following requirements.
XML file:
5. Must be well formed XML.
6. Must contain at least one attribute.
INI file:
3. Must be well formed INI.
8.4.2 Create a template from an XML file
14. Navigate to the ‘Deployment’ tab.
15. Click ‘Create Template’ (located in the left hand navigation under ‘Common Tasks’).
16. Enter a unique name for the template.
17. Select ‘Create from File’.
18. Click the ‘Browse’ button and browse to the file’s location.
19. Select the file and click ‘Open’.